Combined trousers stretcher and presser.



PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

S. S. ZIGLER. COMBINED TROUSERS STRETOHBR AND PRES SEE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.11.1906.

Eli 1 wif Alfomey ETED STATES PATIENT @FFICE.

COMBENED' TRQUSERS STRETCHER AND PRESSER- Specification of LettersPatent.

Apnlication filed April 11,

Patented Feb. 5, 1807. 1906. SericdNaSlLlOQ- To (LU whom 1ft 'lll/tbj/(,QILUIFIFL.

Be it known that I, S'rnrnnn S. ZIGLER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at 0x I ford Junction, in thecounty of Jones and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in a Coinbined 'lrousers- Stretcher and lrcsser; and 1 dohereby declare the lollowing to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionor the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful iniprovenients in combinedtrousers stretchcrs and pressers, and more particularly to that classadapted to secure a pair 01 trousers therebetw con and press the sameinto proper shape.

'i he object of my invention is to provide a cheap, durable, andcllicient device and one that can be adjusted to receive one or morepair of trousers at one and the same time.

A iurther object is to provide means to secure the parts of my devicetogether and impart pressure thereto. 1

Other objects and advantages will be hercinafter set forth, and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings 1 have shown the pre'lcrrod lornrol myinvention.

in said drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing my device openand a pair of trousers placed therein ready to be stretched and pressed.Fig. 2 is a perspective view as seen from the opposite direction fromthat shown in Fig. 1. i ig. 3 is a plan view of my in.proved deviceclosed and showing a pair of trousers therein, and Fig. i is a detailscctioual View through the lower end of the strctcherd'rame and showingone section of the l'raue opened.

Referring to the ligurcs by numerals ol' rcl'- crencc, 1 and 2 representthe l'ranic or body portion of my iuproved stretcher, said soc tionsbeing hinged together at one edge by hinge ircmbcrs 35, one section ofsaid hinge nember bong in the l'orln ol' Llll'tlltlOil bolts 4, uponwhich take suitable straps 5, which are rigidly secured to the n.cmbcr 2ol' the l'rauc, said straps being ad usLably hcld upon the bolts 4 bymeans ol suitable nuts (3.

Springs (L are disposed around the bolts l and between the hinge-jointsand straps 5, the object of said springs being to give rigidity to themember 2 and prevent the same from dropping down upon the bolt when thetwo members closed. Bars 7 are disposed across the outer face of i themember 1 and are rigidly secured thereto, said bars having reduced endsections 8. Similar bars 9 are disposed across the outer face of themember 2, said bars terminating in shanks 10 at their opposite ends,upon which are mounted locking meinbcrs 11, said members having suitablehand engaging grips 12 at one end and provided at their opposite endswith hook-sections 13, said ho0K- sections being so arranged that whenthe trousers are placed between the inernoers l and 2 and said membersare brought together said hook members will take onto the reducedsections 8 of the bars 7 and lock said members together.

in order L0 retain the trousers in place while the same are beingstretched, the member l is extended at one end and provided with aclamping-block 14, said block being held in position upon the mcmbcrl bymeans or bolts 15 said bolts being ol sunicicnt length to permit saidblock vl-t to be moved a distance from the face of thc' ncmbcr l. Theouter ends of the bolts 15 are slotted and have pivoted therein cams in,so that when the trousers have been placed between the member 1 and theblock it said block may be directed against the trousers by rotating thecams 16. l -n'cl'crably dispose spiral springs 17 around the bolts 15and betwccn the mcmbcr l and the block 14, so that when it is desired toremove the trouscrs the cams lb are rotated on their pivots in the boltsand the spring 17 will direct the block H outwardly and remove saidblock from engagement with said trousers.

ln operation a pair of trousers arc disp :scd upon the inner face of thesection l and the L lower ends thereof secured between said 1 mcmbcrland the block ll, when said trousers are drawn taut across the lace ol'the section 1, alter which the section 2 is disposed are being broughttogether or over the trousers-and the curved mcmbers l3 du'cctcd intoengagement withthc rcduccd ends 8 ol the bars 7, and by a contimuiusrotation of the locking mcmbcrs ll around the shanks 10 said sections 1and 2 will bc clamped securely together and a sullicicnt 1 prcssurcbrought to bear upon lhc trousers to press the same and remove allwrinkles l and creases therefrom.

it will be clearly understood that the members 13 are cccentricallydisposed with respect to the shanks 10, so that the greater the rotationof the members 11 upon the shanks the tighter the members 1 and 2 willbe drawn together.

What I claim is- 1. A combined trousers stretcher and presser comprisingframe members, means to adjustably secure said members together at oneedge, one oi said members being longer than the other, bars havingreduced. ends secured to the elongated member, bars secured to the othermember and terminating in suitable shanks, and means pivotally mountedon said shanks adapted to engage the ends oi? the bars on the oppositememher and draw said members together.

2. A combined trousers stretcher and presser comprising frame membershinged together, one of said frame members being longer than the other,means secured to said extended end of the elongatedniember to engage andhold trousers thereon, bars secured to said elongated member, said barsl'iavin'g reduced ends, bars rigidly secured to the opposite memberhaving shanks at their opposite ends, locking members mounted upon saidshanks, the eammcd ends oi which are adapted to engage said reduced endsand draw said members together.

o. A combined trousers stretcher and resser eemorism frame members i andl h a eeaeeo hinges secured to the member 1, one leaf of said hingesterminating in a bolt, straps secured to the member 2 and slidablyengaging said bolts, means to adjust said straps on said bolts, lockingdevices secured to the member 2, said devices having hooked ends adaptedto engage bars carried by the memher 1 and dispose saidmembers 1 and 2in close relation to each other, a bar secured to one end o1 the member1, andmeansto dispose said bar toward or away from the member 1 asdesired. I

4. A device of-the class described comprising a pair of frame members,one of Which is longer than the other, a

being in the form of a bolt, straps rigid with inges on one of 1 saidi'raime members, one strap of said hlnges the opposite frame member andhaving STEPHEN S, ZIGLER.

